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      In this article Irene Vlazaki and Hara Papadopoulou’s  tell us about their talk “Games and Stories in our languages” at the Image Conference in Athens.   Action research for change Using action research in Greek primary classrooms is by no means a novelty, however, it still is far from common practice. In […]

  Drawing in the ELT Classroom to Explore Social Justice Jade Blue The artist Maurizio Cattelan once said: ‘Whatever comes after you’ve done your work, it doesn’t belong to you.  You can’t control it.’  For me, this is the power of the visual arts, that the viewer’s response becomes as legitimate as the artist’s intention.  […]

Registration for the Image Conference in Athens on 6th and 7th October is now open. The Image Conference is the annual conference of the Visual Arts Circle, and this year it is being hosted and co-organised by New York College, Athens with the collaboration of the Global Issues SIG of IATEFL. Leading experts and practitioners in […]

We are delighted to announce that the Call for Papers for the seventh edition of the Image Conference, the annual conference of the Visual Arts Circle, which will be held on 6th and 7th October at New York College, in Athens, Greece, is now open. Thank you for wanting to submit a speaker proposal for The Image […]

  We are delighted to announce that the seventh edition of the Image Conference, the annual conference of the Visual Arts Circle, will be held on 6th and 7th October in Athens, Greece. The announcement was made after Kieran Donaghy’s closing plenary session at the recent TESOL-Greece Convention in Athens. The Conference Organiser will be […]

Sónia Ferreirinha, teacher and teacher trainer, talks about her experience at the Image Conference in Lisbon. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The welcoming atmosphere and a very friendly and positive sharing environment among speakers and participants; the Conference programme; the support of the organization team and helpers from the host school. How […]

Dr Carmen Herrero, Principal Lecturer in Hispanic Studies and Director of the Research group FLAME (Film, Languages and Media in Education) at the Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) comments on her experience at the Image Conference in Lisbon. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The friendly atmosphere, excellent organization, very good presentations.  How was […]

Teacher and teacher trainer, Aleksandra Jevtović talks about her Image Conference experience in Lisbon. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? I liked that the images, be it moving or still, were colourful and beautiful to look at, touching and funny, thought-provoking and powerful. The activities based on those images were creative and engaging and […]

Teacher and trainer Susana Oliveira talks about her experience at the Image Conference in Lisbon. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference?   I enjoyed the organization and the space.   How was The Image Conference different from other conferences you’ve been to?   It was different because it had the “international” factor behind it, […]